Lamp shade construction



June 2, 1942. s. SHER 2,285,307

LAMP SHADE CONSTRUCTION Filed Dec. 9, 1939 substantially of;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged fragmentary side eleva-.

Patented June 2, 1942 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE I 2,2s5,3o7 LAMP SHADE CONSTRUCTION Samuel Sher, Chicago, Ill. Application December 9, 1939, Serial No. 308,403

to lamp shade construcframe thereof.

One object of the vide novel means for present invention is to prosecuring the covering mateto a lamp-shade frame without the use of stitching or the like. i

Another object of the invention panying drawing in which:

Fig. l is an elevational view of a lamp shade structure embodying features of the present invention, portions of the shade structure being broken away to better illustrate the construction thereof;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged sectional elevational view of the structure illustrated in Fig, 1, and taken as indicated by the line 2-2 theretional view of a portion of the structure illustrated in Figs.

1 and 2;

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary plan view on an intermediate scale of a portion of the structure illustrated in Figs. 1 to 3, inclusive Fig. 5 is a fragmentary portion of the present invention; and

Fig. 6 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional elevational view similar to perspective view of a by means shown, in the present instance, as a plurality of rods l3 positioned at intervals around the shade structure, the shade when finstructure forming a part of the the, arrow-head like portion 2! and drawing the by the point 22 and the material .2 Claims." (01. 240-168) in the present mstanceas of annuconform to the curvature or shape of the strip thereto by spot welding, for example, or other suitable means.

For conveniently securing the covering material to the frame, the upper frame member is I as struck-up portions formed on the strip l1 and indicated, as a whole, by the numeral l8, the struck-up portions l8 being adapted to be forced outwardly from the vertical plane of the strip [1 and having a portion l9 extending substantially parallel to the outer face of the strip and in spaced relation thereto.

The portion l9, as shown in the present instance, is provided, preferably, with an arrow or spear-head like portion 2| end 22,

cover material l4 against accidental displacement after being positioned over the arrow-head like portion 2|, as clearly illustrated in Fig. 3.

As illustrated in Fig. 2, the covering material I4 may be applied to the frame by slipping the edge portion 24 of the covering material l4 over material snugly over'the upper frame member I l and downwardly on the inner side of the frame, thence snugly around the lower frame member l2 and upwardly on the outer side of the frame to the upper portion thereof, where the edge portion 25 of the covering material I4 is pierced forced over the arrow-head like portion 2| and drawn upwardly in a manner to rest on or be engaged by the shoulders 23 for retaining the covering material in proper relation and secured'to the frame portion of the shade structure, as illustrated in Figs. 2 and 3, after which, and for concealing the edge portion 25 of the covering material and the struck-up portions l8 of the frame member, a trim I5 of braid or other suitable material may be placed around the frame member H, as illustrated in Fig. 1.

In Fig. 6 is shown a slightly different manner of applying the covering material to the frame, wherein the upper edge portion 25a of the covering material M is first appliedto the struck-up portions I8 and carried downwardly on the outer side of the frame and around the lower frame member thereof, thence upwardly on the inner side of the frame and having its opposite edge portion 24a pierced by the point 22 and drawn upwardly over the shoulders 23, thereby forcing the edge portion 25a upwardly along the struckup portion l8 to the position shown in Fig. 6, thus securing the covering material I4 to the frame in a manner similar to that illustrated in Fig. 2, except that the covering material is applied to and wrapped around the frame in the opposite direction.

It will be observed from the foregoing description that the present inventon provides a novel and convenient construction and arrangement whereby the covering material may be readily applied and secured to the frame of a shade structure in a mimium amount of time and without the use of stitching or the like.

Obviously, the present invention is not limited to the precise construction and arrangement shown and described as the same may be variously modified without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as set forth in the appended claims.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a lamp shade, the combination of a frame comprising a pair of vertically spaced upper and lower connected frame members, a plurality of pointed hooks formed on one side of one of said members and spaced laterally from the adjacent face thereof, each of said hooks having a plurality of shoulders extending laterally therefrom and facing in the opposite direction to the pointed ends of said hooks, and a covering of flexible material surrounding said frame members, one edge portion of said covering engaging said hooks and the opposite edge portion of the covering being in engagement with the shoulders on said hooks.

2. In a lamp shade, the combination of a frame comprising a pair of vertically spaced upper and lower connected frame members, a plurality of circumferentially spaced, pointed, arrow-head like hooks formed on the outer side of one of said members and spaced laterally from the adjacent outer face thereof, and an elongated strip of flexible material surrounding said frame members and having its opposite longitudinal edge portions engaging said hooks.

SAMUEL SHER. 

